2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Gulfport, MS vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 31% more violent crime than Gulfport.
- Sarasota has 14% less property crime than Gulfport.
 Gulfport, MSSarasota, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.922.7
 Property Crime70.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Gulfport    15 Reviews

I am a retiree who moved to Gulfport, MS two years ago and am truly enjoying this charming beach town. The crime rate is relatively low as is the cost of living. Yes,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Here is an updated review in 2020. The last review I’ve seen was in 2011. A lot of things have changed. Specifically speaking about Gulfport, the population has grown.  More

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Apparently this forum is a place where people who can't or won't make their lives successful and happy come to blame the place they are living, which in this case is the  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Gulfport, MississippiCrime Index
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 Long Beach, MS20.5
 Diamondhead, MS23.25
 Big Point, MS23.3
 Wade, MS24.3
 Latimer, MS25.65
 Kiln, MS26.05
 Lyman, MS26.1
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